CSX North Baltimore Intermodal Yard

• published: 27 Jan 2015
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Skip intro here: 0:36 Northwest Ohio is home to some of the busiest railroad mainlines in North America, including CSX Transportation’s Willard Subdivision. Located between the towns of Hoytville and North Baltimore, Ohio, CSX’s massive North Baltimore Yard, opened in 2011, services between 25 and 30 intermodal trains per day. The yard is part of an investment in CSX’s $850 million dollar "National Gateway Project", which will make shipping intermodal freight safer, faster, and more cost efficient when completed. The National Gateway Project is also expected to create over 50,000 new jobs over the next thirty years, with a total public benefit of over $10 Billion Dollars. The National Gateway Project will allow CSX to increase its intermodal capacity to double the volume they currently ship. The yard utilizes over 500 acres of property and 300 new employees for the switching, loading, and unloading of intermodal trains. Because North Baltimore is located on one of CSX’s busiest railroad subdivisions, and since it is located between several major US cities, the yard makes for the perfect staging ground. Trucks from locations within a 200 mile range come to North Baltimore for the drop-off of loaded and empty intermodal crates. Before unloading at the yard, the trucks go through a scanner at the main entrance, which scans the truck’s shipping information, such as what load it is hauling, where the truck’s location of origin is located, and where the intermodal container is to be shipped once loaded onto a train. After passing through the scanner and a security inspection, the trucks are permitted to enter the yard. Upon arriving in the yard, the containers are picked up by a ground loader. They are then placed in several rows on the south side of five, 100 foot tall intermodal cranes. The cranes, of European design, are powered by electricity and run on a track. Since Northwest Ohio is a relatively flat area, one can see these cranes from several miles away. Each crane is operated by one man, who is required to have hundreds of hours of training time on a simulator before operating the giant machines for the first time. The intermodal cranes operate 24/7, servicing trains that operate all over the region. When moving, the cranes make loud beeping sounds to alert the CSX employees on the ground of their whereabouts. As one can see, the North Baltimore Yard is one busy place. CSX plans to continue the expansion of its National Gateway Project, adding new trains and more shipping customers to its system. After visiting the yard in North Baltimore, we traveled seven miles west to Deshler, Ohio. Deshler is a crossroads between the CSX’s Garrett, Willard, and Toledo Subdivisions. In this scene, CSX train K682, led by Union Pacific locomotives, charges east over the diamond at Deshler. Thank you for watching Delay In Block Productions. If you liked this video, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel, or like us on Facebook for more great railroad media, just like this. Check out our web store: http://www.delayinblock.com Thanks for watching! Please comment, rate, and Subscribe! Copyright 2015. Any illegal reproduction of this video and its content is strictly prohibited. Full legal action will take place if necessary if reproduced or licensed without expressed written permission from Delay In Block Productions. Note: Please excuse the advertisements. Through the Google Adsense program, the advertisements help me pay for the trips I take to capture the trains. My Gear (click the links to find out more info): Canon HF G30: http://bhpho.to/1mRDQP9 Rode Shotgun Mic: http://bhpho.to/1v6PBjE Velbon Tripod: http://bhpho.to/1oAQcXf Phantom 2 Vision+ Drone: http://bhpho.to/1nMyqWc Thanks, -DIB